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And here are a few photos from Innsbruck. The next blog will be Munich and Oktoberfest! [View Full Entry]

Courtney Jo - Courtney Lohmann | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 6th 2009 | 66 Views | [diary=442473]

Soaring High
Look Mom, no feet!
And we've landed!

Bonjour à vous de Innsbruck, Nous sommes arrivé hier après midi par train sur lequel Benoit s'est fait probablement engueulé en allemand pour avoir été sur un siège réservé... Dès sortis de la gare, nous avons été estomaqués par le magnifique paysage montagneux. Très belle ville avec rues étroites et en vieux pavés traversée par la rivière Inn. Notre B&B était situé l'autre coté de la rivère et en hauteur....agréable avec un gros sac à dos.... Aujourd'hui visite du chateau Ambras et de la ville....puis départ pour Venise et le romantisme. Ben et Véro [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 5th 2009 | 27 Views | [diary=442277]

Église sur la montagne
Facade fleurie
Montagne bordant la ville

By Courtney Jo
September 30th 2009
Crystals as art Europe » Austria » Tyrol » Innsbruck
I'm back in the US, but thought I'd finish up my blogs. The good thing is, the y and the z are in the right spot on the keyboard :-) I woke up early on Wednesday at my hostel. I had to check out that morning and move to another place. The hostel was full for the night and it worked out for me because I moved closer to the train station. After another nice breakfast, this time with two types of jam, I headed out to catch the bus to Swarovski Kristallwelten. It was a beautiful ride on the bus. [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 1st 2009 | 56 Views | [diary=440981]

Light Up Floor
Beautiful Views
Ah, the alps

By HenC
September 29th 2009
Tirol Zillertal Europe » Austria » Tyrol » Zell am Ziller
Some nice photos from my weekend in the picturesque Zillertal/Tyrol. Zillertal is probably one of the most beautiful valleys in Austria/Europe/... I was staying in Ried im Zillertal at the nice Gästehaus Flörl, which is really recommendable :) Climbing the Gerlossteinwand was really exciting, well a bit dangerous though. However, we still had ropes for security... 1 hour climbing steep upwards was quite exhausting... anyway - the views are stunning stunning stunning... Greets from beautiful Austria! Life is a journey ;) HenC [View Full Entry]

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Published: September 29th 2009 | 51 Views | [diary=440783]

Driving through austrian landscapes
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Goat

By Courtney Jo
September 22nd 2009
hello innsbruck Europe » Austria » Tyrol » Innsbruck
my arrival in innsbruck was interesting...but let me back up... my train trip was great! i met a couple from chicago and ended up sitting with them on the train. turns out the austrian trains are a bit different than the german trains and i originally sat down in a reserved seat. three older people were yelling at me in some language shoving their tickets in my face...um, sorry, ill move. i wondered the train for a while and then found the chicago couple. they had an empty seat so i took it. one train ride to go...i hope i actuallz [View Full Entry]

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Published: September 22nd 2009 | 55 Views | [diary=438716]


By Courtney Jo
September 22nd 2009
oops i did it again... Europe » Austria » Tyrol » Innsbruck
and no, this has nothing to do with me re-enactig brittany spears... hold on mom...you might want to sit down before reading this...to preface, i came back with all of my fingers and toes... the real reason i couldnt sleep last night was because i was so excited about today. now, historical buildlings, paintings, architecture, even the sound of music sites are great...but i also need adrenalin. today, i got it. innsbruck sits in a narrow valley in the alps. both sides of the city are surrounded by extremely high mountains. the tallest peak is just over 2700 meters and most [View Full Entry]

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Published: September 22nd 2009 | 70 Views | [diary=438823]


By Thirsty Hurst
September 22nd 2009
Resting up Europe » Austria » Tyrol » Innsbruck
After a horrendous night’s sleep (thanks sinuses) I took it easy today. Fortunately there isn’t a whole lot to do in the city of Innsbruck. Most of the allure is in the surrounding mountains - so I didn’t miss out on much. It looks like a great place for outdoor enthusiasts with access to a car. I walked into and around town for a few hours and sat on a bench watching the people. The most exhilarating part was chugging a liter of OJ for some Vitamin C. While I can’t say I really enjoyed Innsbruck (mostly due to my own [View Full Entry]

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Published: September 24th 2009 | 50 Views | [diary=439422]

River

By Thirsty Hurst
September 21st 2009
Traveling to Innsbruck Europe » Austria » Tyrol » Innsbruck
Today was another travel day as I went from Lucerne to Innsbruck. Along the way, I stopped in Zurich for a bit. After putting my bags in a locker I took a brief walk around the old town. It was nice but I was short on time and really couldn’t appreciate it. I arrived in Innsbruck this evening and took the bus to the hostel. This one is much more out of the way than the others at which I have been. Even trying to find an open restaurant or grocer nearby proved to be a challenge. Everything closed by 7:00! [View Full Entry]

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Published: September 24th 2009 | 51 Views | [diary=438841]

Pissoir

Saturday 19th September The Austrian Alps for the night Oddly enough we both woke in the wee hours of this morning and noticed how bright the light was behind the chink in the black out blind on our skylight window.Gretchen got up to take a look out and remarked how clear the early morning sky was and for the first real time on this adventure there were dozens of twinkling stars.I had to get up to have a look as this might just be a one off as either the night sky has been cloudy or there has been too much [View Full Entry]

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Published: September 21st 2009 | 58 Views | [diary=438390]

The locals
Huge barn to winter over the cows
Cows on their way to the festival parade

Let's start at the very beginning, a very good place to start. I decided to catch the afternoon train from Ljubljana to Salzburg last Friday. However, the train was more than one hour late, so this afternoon train became an evening train. While I was waiting for this train, I was stung by a wasp on the top of my ring finger. I was eating an apple at the time. The sting was quite painful at the time, but the pain changed to a discomfort, and by the evening almost all traces of the sting were gone. We finally got onto [View Full Entry]

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Published: August 27th 2009 | 76 Views | [diary=431652]

Zara billboard, Salzburg
Ice Cave
Sound of Music Bus


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